Until the Real Thing Comes Along

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Summary: Pure enjoyment!
Review: A stellar follow up to the mediocre "What we Keep"! How many of us out there can relate to Patty's predicament--the perpetual runner-up to life? Elizabeth Berg speaks so well what many of us have experienced, her books are always a joy to read!

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Summary: Thank you Elizabeth for another great book!
Review: I haunt libraries and book stores for new arrivals and imagine my reaction when I spotted my favorite author's new book, just last night. Elizabeth Berg never disappoints me and I stopped what I was currently reading to start this fantastic book. Read it in one sitting, slowly, today, what a day. She is the only author guaranteed to make me cry. Always. I love this book, have read all of Ms. Berg's books and this is one of the best. The angelic touch at the end was beautiful. Glad I bought it, I can add it to my other Berg first additions that I share with friends who don't know what to read and don't have time to be disappointed. "Pull of the Moon" and "What We Keep" are my other Berg favorites. Unfortunately, now I have to wait for her next!

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Summary: Incredible follow-up
Review: I first discovered Berg's talents when I read Joy School. I went on to read a few of her others, and I was excited to see another novel by this talented author. I immediately was attracted to the plot of the story because I can identify with the frustration of not finding the right "one". I have not finished this novel yet but I don't want to put it down. The only reason I have is because I don't want to finish this novel too quickly. It is worth enjoying.

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Summary: A dip in the pool of truth.
Review: Yet another beautiful and satisfying novel from Elizabeth Berg. Always honest and moving, her writing is like a perfect, clean note. And as always, there is not a single word in this book that does not belong there. Many times, I found myself going back to re-read what I had just read, enjoying the line, tasting it. To me, this is the pleasure of reading one of her novels, the process. Truly, I believe she could write a novel about a woman who goes to the drugstore to get a new toothbrush and it would be wonderful. Her words are comforting, the pages themselves almost warm. Now of course, I am angry with myself because I read it so quickly. I had wanted it to last the weekend. No such luck thanks to my gluttony.

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Summary: SHE IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR I AWAIT EVERY WORD!
Review: I AM EAGERLY WAITING FOR THE NEXT ARRIVAL. I JUST LOVE HER TRUE INSIGHT INTO THE WAY WOMEN THINK WITHOUT ALL THE FLUFFY NONSENSE WRITING. SHE SPEAKS WITH CLARITY AND REFRESHING SPIRIT THAT IS SO LACKING IN WOMEN'S LITERATURE. I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!

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Summary: I believe you have the title wrong.
Review: I think the title has the word "Wait" in it. I am a librarian and saw it in ADVANCE yesterday. All Elizabeth Berg novels are eagerly awaited by librarians and patrons. I can't wait to hear more about this book.

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Summary: Pretentious drivel
Review: I gave this book two stars because I felt generous. When I got close to the last page, I thought "Will it never end?" I was very tempted to just chuck it, but still hoping it might get better, I pressed on. No luck-- it didn't get any better. This book is about Patty Ann Murphy, a woman who feels like a "runner-up in life"-- always coming in second. Well, no wonder. She sets herself up for failure--- she loves the wrong man, but instead of admitting it and moving on, she seems to relish the unhappiness she feels because Ethan is unavailable. This woman is a glutton for punishment. She hashes and re-hashes her feelings toward him-- I got the impression she was enjoying her misery. Then there is the baby thing--- we all love babies- or most of us do. But her fixation is almost to the point of unhealthy obsession-- and so we have pages and pages of baby discriptions. The writing is overly dramatic-- everything is phrased as if it is great drama, instead of a story where not much happens to a woman who sells real estate except she gets pregnant, then acts as if no one had ever done it before. Not a good read.

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Summary: A little dissapointed...
Review: I LOVE E. Berg, however, in this novel I thought the story was a little dragged a little and the ending was rushed. it was as if she realized this story needs to end. though Funny at times I just wished all the action didn't happen at the few last chapters.

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Summary: OK BUT LEFT OUT SO MUCH!!
Review: The idea of this book is good, but alot of it was very unrealistic. I think if this were a real situation there would have been alot more emotion and not tied up so quickly at the end. These characters just did not act like someone in this situation should act. Getting pregnant on the first try and just moving on the way the story did just did not seem real to life to me. They also seemed very immature. I just think it could have been alot more emotional and really captured the idea of the book better.